She worked for National Park Service at the Statue of Liberty（自由女神雕像）in New York City. “　 2　 come here from all over the world,” Maria said. “Helping them learn about’ Lady Liberty’ is really　 3　 .”

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　　Maria began her day just like one of the visitors. She took a fifteen-minute boat　 4　 to Liberty Island, where the statue　 5　 ．Then she helped visitors see the exhibits in the museum. The museum is　 6　 the famous statue. In the museum, Maria often talked with visitors

　 7　 they climbed to the statue’s crown.（皇冠）“It’s fun to talk with all these people,” she said. “Besides, it　 8　 me my exercise. There are 154 steps on the way to the crown.”

　　（　　）1．A. jobs 　　　　　　    B. places 　　　　　　　　 C. parks 　　　　　　   D. museums

　　（　　）2．A. Readers 　　　　  B. Learners 　　　　　　 C. Reporters 　　　　 D. Visitors

　　（　　）3．A. boring 　　　　　　 B. interesting 　　　　   C. special 　　　　　　 D. terrible

　　（　　）4．A. run 　　　　　　　　 B. hike 　　　　　　　　    C. ride 　　　　　　　　 D. travel

　　（　　）5．A. rested 　　　　　　 B. stayed 　　　　　　    C. made 　　　　　　   D. stood

　　（　　）6．A. on 　　　　　　　　  B. over 　　　　　　　　   C. inside 　　　　　　   D. behind

　　（　　）7．A. as 　　　　　　 &nb
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;   B. until 　　　　　　　　   C. for 　　　　　　　　  D. though

　　（　　）8．A. plans 　　　　　　  B. gives 　　　　　　　　  C. helps 　　　　　　   D. does

　　The old man ___5_____ tired and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open. “Are you tired, sir? ”asked the young man. “Then you'd better lie down on the ____6____ and have a good rest. Don't worry about ___7_____. I'll wake you up in time.”

　　“All right. It's very kind of you, young man.”The old man lay down and ____8____ he fell asleep.

　　The young man took the big bag gently. ____9____ when he was just going to run away, he found a corner of his fur coat was ____10____ the old man's body. Several times he tried to put it out, but he couldn't. At last he took off his ___11_____ and went away with the bag.

　　The young man ran out of the station as quickly as his ___12_____ could carry him. He reached a place, and there he thought the old man couldn't ___13_____ him. He stopped and quickly opened the bag.

　　To his surprise, there was ____14____ but old newspapers in it. He hurried to the station at once. But when he got there, he found the old man was ____15____ .

（　）1. A. for　　　　    B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. next to　　　　　　　　　　 D. far from

（　）2. A. man　　　　   B. station　　　　　　　　　　  C. driver　　　　　　　　　　  D. comer

（　）3. A. surely　　    B. really　　　　　　　　　　  C. nearly　　　　　　　　　　  D. hardly

（　）4. A. like　　　　    B. love　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hate　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wish

（　）5. A. was　　　　   B. felt　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. looked　　　　　　　　　　 D. became

（　）6. A. ground　　   B. floor　　　　　　　　　　    C. earth　　　　　　　　　　    D. chair

（　）7. A. the bag　　  B. the money　　　　　　    C. the bus　　　　　　　　    D. me

（　）8. A. by and by   B. at last　　　　　　　　　　   C. at first　　　　　　　　　　 D. in the end

（　）9. A. So　　　　　　 B. And　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Because

（　）10. A. above　　   B. over　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. under　　　　　　　　　　   D. in

（　）11. A. shoes　　   B. shirt　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. coat　　　　　　　　&nb

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（　）12. A. legs　　　　 B. foot　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. friend　　　　　　　　　　  D. bike

（　）13. A. watch　　  B. notice　　　　　　　　　　  C. find　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. meet

（　）14. A. anything   B. everything　　　　　　    C. nothing　　　　　　　　    D. something

（　）15. A. waiting　　 B. going　　　　　　　　　　   C. crying　　　　　　　　　　  D. leaving

I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely(模糊地) 　1　 the brightness of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see things again, 　2　 a disaster can do strange things to people. It happened to me the other day that I might not have come to love 　3　 as I do if I hadn’t been blind. I believe in life now. I am not sure that I would believe in it so 　4　. I don’t mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I 　5　 mean that the loss of 　6　 made me enjoy more of 　7　 I have now.

Life asks us to keep making 　8　 to reality. If a person is able to get ready for anything changeable his world will 　9　 more meaningful. I became blind, but I was 　10　. My parents and my teachers saw 　11　 in me－a potential(潜力) to live, you might call it－which I didn’t see, and they make me fight it out with blindness.

The hardest 　12　 I had to learn was to believe in myself. That was what I had to do at least. If I hadn’t been able to do that, I would become a chair rocker for the 　13　 of my life. When I say I believe in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self-confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase 　14　. That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that: A belief that I could deal with anything alone; that somewhere in the 　15　 there is a special place where I can make myself fit.

1. A. imagine       B. find             C. remember     D. guess

2. A. but           B. though               C. so           D. because

3. A. myself        B. life             C. eyes         D. blindness

4. A. that          B. therefore            C. happily      D. deeply

5. A. seldom        B. just             C. hardly           D. always

6. A. them      B. it                   C. blindness        D. light

7. A. that          B. what             C. which            D. where

8. A. moments       B. encouragements       C. improvements D. changes

9. A. become        B. change               C. look         D. end

10. A. brave        B. lucky                C. sad          D. wise

11. A. something    B. everything           C. nothing      D. anything

12. A. problem      B. experience           C. difficulty       D. lesson

13. A. rest     B. whole                C. need         D. last

14. A. lonely       B. alone                C. self         D. person

15. A. company  B. group                C. society  (社会)   D. family

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Big schoolbags have been a serious problem for students for a long time.Maybe your schoolbag is too 　1　 to carry，and it troubles you a lot 　2　 you want to find a book out to read，Now an e-textbook will 　3　 you.

It is said that e-textbooks are going to be 　4　 in Chinese middle schools.An e-textbook，in fact，is a small 　5　 for students.It is much 　6　 than a usual schoolbag and easy to carry.Though it is as small as a book，it can 　7 　 all the materials（材料）for study.The students can read the text page by page on the 　8　，take notes with the pointer（屏写笔）.Or even “　9　” their homework to their teachers by sending e-mails.All they have to do is to press a button.　　

Some people say e-textbooks are good，but some say they may be 　10 　 for the students’ eyes.What do you think of it?